Vucic W.

The baseball scenes (most notably at the very beginning and very end) are clearly the most important scenes in the entire film. This is because both scenes give us insight on bush's character. The first time we see the baseball metaphor is at the very start of the film. We see bush in a baseball stadium receiving thunderous applause. However, the camera eventually pans out to show that the stadium is actually empty and he is in fact alone. There are other scenes that portray baseball as an important part of bush's life but the last baseball scene is where the director (Oliver Stone) portrays his final conclusion about the Bush administration. We see in the closing scene that Bush is again in a baseball stadium attempting to catch a fly ball. When Bush looks up to find his target he realizes that the ball was in fact never there. I believe that the first scene points out to the audience Bush's real dream; to overall be accepted and loved in life. The last scene, where he misses the ball, shows how he quite literally failed at achieving his dream. This ending is certainly not a happy one in my eyes and the only good thing I can draw from this movie on Bush's life is that he gave it one hell of a shot. I suppose going for your dream is better then being too afraid to even try.